Sustainability

Permaculture: The Truly Sustainable Way of Life

What is Permaculture? Permanent agriculture.  A system for feeding and caring for ourselves that can be supported indefinitely by Nature…

3 months ago

Helen Nearing, Twentieth Century Pioneer

March is Women’s History Month, and it seemed fitting to me that a homesteading woman should be celebrated. The woman…

3 months ago

Signpost to Simplicity: Wanda Urbanska Points the Way

If you have a television, you’ve probably seen the PBS series, Simple Living, or at least heard of it.  If…

3 months ago

Going Full Circle: A Journey Back to Sustainable Agriculture

There are many reasons why people are drawn to the homesteading lifestyle and sustainable agriculture. There is the lure of…

4 months ago

Eco-friendly Tips for a More Sustainable Home

Most people find that making small green changes around the home is fairly easy, and definitely more forgiving towards your…

10 months ago

Learn to Save Money with Old-Fashioned Methods: Money-saving Advice from the Past

Self-sufficiency and sustainability are buzzwords—not only used in the close-knit homesteading community, but by corporations who want to cash in…

1 year ago

6 Ways to Make Your Homestead More Sustainable

Creating sustainable homesteads has become more and more important over recent years. People are more interested than ever in reducing…

2 years ago

Future Homesteading

What is the Future of Homesteading? I have to make the confession that I have always been a sucker for…

2 years ago

Quilting: Recycling Made Beautiful

We didn’t invent recycling.  Our ancestors did it by necessity.  On the original homesteads across North America people re-jigged hard…

2 years ago

Homesteaders vs Survivalists

Homesteaders vs. Survivalists: Conflicting Interests or Alternative Routes to the Same Destination? A funny thing happened when I got caught…

2 years ago

Heritage Breeds on the Homestead: Oldies, but Goodies

The dream of coming back to basics, down to our roots, and achieving self-sufficiency is a worthy one.  You put…

2 years ago

Building a Backyard Habitat: Coexist with the Critters

Creating a backyard habitat is a fun, easy, and educational project in which the entire family can participate.  It is…

3 years ago